Sentencing Statements

In cases where there is public interest or where the sentence may be complicated or controversial, the judge may decide to make the sentencing statement more widely available. You can read the judge’s full statement here once sentence has been passed.

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At the High Court in Paisley Lord Matthews sentenced David Boyd Richmond to life imprisonment for the murder of Michael James John Scott McGaughey in Kilmarnock on the 24 or 25 June 2012. The punishment part was set at 13 years.

At the High Court in Edinburgh Lord Uist sentenced Steven Archibald and Michael David Sutherland for the killing of John Mills Auld, on 4 March 2012 in Tranet, East Lothian. Steven Archibald was sentenced to five years and three months imprisonment, and Michael David Sutherland was sentenced to six years imprisonment.

At the High Court in Glasgow Judge O’Grady imposed an order for lifelong restriction on Allan James McLeod, with a punishment part of four years, for sexual offences committed in Aberdeen and East Kilbride.

At the High Court in Glasgow Lord Pentland sentenced Grzegorz Gamla to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of the murder of Maciej Ciania in Edinburgh on 14 January 2012. The punishment part was fixed at 19 years.